Which to use
“pescado” is a noun and “pescar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,213
- “pescado” frequency rank
- #15,884
- “pescar” frequency rank
- 43097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pescado | pescar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe (quando se trata de alimento; em se tratando do animal, ver pez) | apanhar na água (o peixe ou outro animal aquático) |
Letter map: pescado vs pescar
Shared letters muted; letters that set pescado and pescar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. pescado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pescar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - pescado and pescar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pescado is anoun and pescaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pescado is recorded at frequency rank #27,213, classified as anoun. pescar is at rank #15,884, tagged as averb, pronounced /pesˈka(ʁ)/ [pesˈka(h)].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43097, this pair ranks #22,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pescado vs pescar
Shared letters: aceps. Private to "pescado": do. Private to "pescar": r.
"pescado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pescar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pescado" and "pescar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pescado" or "pescar"?
What to do next
You've compared "pescado" and "pescar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pescado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pescar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pescado" and "pescar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pescada vs pescado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,575 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.